Roll"er (?), n. 1.
One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes
grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the
arts.
2. A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and
broad bandage used in surgery.
3. (Naut.) One of series of long, heavy
waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.
4. A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended
on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel.
5. (Print.) A cylinder coated with a
composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms
of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them.
W. Savage.
6. A long cylinder on which something is
rolled up; as, the roller of a man.
7. A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller
skate, etc.
8. (Zoöl.) ANy insect whose larva
rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix.
9. [CF. F. rollier.] (Zoöl.)
Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the
family Coraciadæ. The name alludes to their habit of
suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight.
&fist; Many of the species are brilliantly colored. The common
European species (Coracias garrula) has the head, neck, and
under parts light blue varied with green, the scapulars chestnut
brown, and the tail blue, green, and black. The broad-billed rollers
of India and Africa belong to the genus Eurystomus, as the
oriental roller (E. orientalis), and the Australian roller, or
dollar bird (E. Pacificus). The latter is dark brown on the
head and neck, sea green on the back, and bright blue on the throat,
base of the tail, and parts of the wings. It has a silvery-white spot
on the middle of each wing.
10. (Zoöl.) Any species of small
ground snakes of the family Tortricidæ.
Ground roller (Zoöl.), any one of
several species of Madagascar rollers belonging to Atelornis
and allied genera. They are nocturnal birds, and feed on the
ground. -- Roller bolt, the bar in a
carriage to which the traces are attached; a whiffletree. [Eng.]
-- Roller gin, a cotton gin inn which rolls are
used for separating the seeds from the fiber. -- Roller
mill. See under Mill. -- Roller
skate, a skate which has small wheels in the place of
the metallic runner; -- designed for use in skating upon a smooth,
hard surface, other than ice.
Roll"er (?), n. 1.
One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes
grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the
arts.
2. A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and
broad bandage used in surgery.
3. (Naut.) One of series of long, heavy
waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.
4. A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended
on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel.
5. (Print.) A cylinder coated with a
composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms
of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them.
W. Savage.
6. A long cylinder on which something is
rolled up; as, the roller of a man.
7. A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller
skate, etc.
8. (Zoöl.) ANy insect whose larva
rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix.
9. [CF. F. rollier.] (Zoöl.)
Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the
family Coraciadæ. The name alludes to their habit of
suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight.
&fist; Many of the species are brilliantly colored. The common
European species (Coracias garrula) has the head, neck, and
under parts light blue varied with green, the scapulars chestnut
brown, and the tail blue, green, and black. The broad-billed rollers
of India and Africa belong to the genus Eurystomus, as the
oriental roller (E. orientalis), and the Australian roller, or
dollar bird (E. Pacificus). The latter is dark brown on the
head and neck, sea green on the back, and bright blue on the throat,
base of the tail, and parts of the wings. It has a silvery-white spot
on the middle of each wing.
10. (Zoöl.) Any species of small
ground snakes of the family Tortricidæ.
Ground roller (Zoöl.), any one of
several species of Madagascar rollers belonging to Atelornis
and allied genera. They are nocturnal birds, and feed on the
ground. -- Roller bolt, the bar in a
carriage to which the traces are attached; a whiffletree. [Eng.]
-- Roller gin, a cotton gin inn which rolls are
used for separating the seeds from the fiber. -- Roller
mill. See under Mill. -- Roller
skate, a skate which has small wheels in the place of
the metallic runner; -- designed for use in skating upon a smooth,
hard surface, other than ice.
